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Vestibular system

(PD) Image: John R. Brews

When the semicircular canal stops rotating, inertia causes the cupula to register a false rotation in the opposite sense.

(PD) Image: John R. Brews

Top: The semicircular canals with head erect. Bottom: the canals with head tipped forward.

(PD) Image: Andreas Vesalius, Fabrica (1543)

Vesalius’ illustration of the human cortex. Top panel: Figure 2 of Book 7; Bottom panel: Figure 3 of Book 7.

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 |Cupula deflection.PNG|When the semicircular canal stops rotating, inertia causes the cupula to register a false rotation in the opposite sense.
 |Pitch Roll Yaw.PNG|''Top'': The semicircular canals with head erect. ''Bottom'': the canals with head tipped forward.
+|Vesalius cortex2.png|Vesalius’ illustration of the human cortex. Top panel: Figure 2 of Book 7; Bottom panel: Figure 3 of Book 7.
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